Concrete contractor · Cokato, MN · 25+ years Concrete that holds below the frost line.
MCM Concrete pours driveways, sidewalks, floors, stamped concrete, and foundations across Wright County from our shop in Cokato. Footings go past 42 inches and base gets compacted, not dumped. That is the whole trick, and we do not skip it.
Mikkola Concrete & Masonry Inc 25+ years Insured Own crew, forms, and pump
The Minnesota Residential Code, Minn. R. 1303.1600 puts frost depth here at 42 inches. We dig footings below it and into undisturbed soil, because the first winter finds every shortcut.
25+ years
Pouring in Wright County. Same crew from layout to finish.
Cokato shop
No travel line on local quotes. On site the same week for most jobs.
Nothing subbed
Our own forms, finishers, and pump. One contact, one invoice.
Free estimates
We walk the site before we quote. The number in writing is the number.
Services
Flatwork first. Nine services, one crew.
Driveways, sidewalks, garage and shop floors, and stamped patios are most of what we pour. Foundations, footings, ICF, and block round out the list. Every service matches our Google Business Profile, and every one is done by MCM, not a crew driving in from the metro.
Flagship · Concrete Driveways
A driveway is only as good as what is under it.
New concrete driveways, tear-out and replacement, garage aprons, and extensions on a compacted Class 5 base, poured 4 to 6 inches thick and saw-cut within a day.
Concrete driveways- Flatwork
Sidewalks & Walkways
Residential front walks, commercial sidewalks and ADA ramps, steps and stoops, and replacement of heaved or settled panels across Wright County and the corridor.
- Floors
Concrete Floors & Slabs
Garage floors, shop floors, basement slabs, and pole building floors with in-floor heat tubing, vapor barrier, and a ride-on trowel finish.
- Decorative
Stamped & Decorative Concrete
Stamped patios, walks, pool decks, and decorative borders in stone, slate, and brick patterns, colored and sealed for Minnesota winters.
- Foundations
Concrete Foundations
Poured concrete foundations from the footing up: full basements, crawl spaces, addition foundations, garage frost walls, and slab foundations for homes and shops.
- Foundations
Concrete Footings
Frost footings, spread footings, and pier footings for houses, additions, garages, decks, and pole buildings, dug to undisturbed soil below the 42 inch frost line.
- Foundations
ICF Foundations & Walls
Insulated concrete form foundations and walls for new homes, walkout basements, additions, and heated shops across Wright County and the US-12 corridor.
- Masonry
Masonry & Block Foundations
Reinforced concrete block foundations for homes, garages, and additions, and repair of the older block basements common in Cokato, Buffalo, and the corridor towns.
- Masonry
Concrete Block Work
Structural CMU work: foundation walls, frost and stem walls for pole buildings and shops, block retaining walls, and repair of cracked or shifted block.
Why the section matters
Most concrete fails from underneath.
When a driveway cracks in its first winter, the concrete is almost never the problem. It was poured on black dirt or loose fill, the ground moved with the freeze, and the slab followed it. We strip the topsoil, bring in Class 5, and compact it in lifts before a form goes down.
Footings follow the same rule. Wright County follows the Minnesota Residential Code, so frost footings sit at least 42 inches below grade. On new foundations we usually go deeper to reach undisturbed bearing soil, and in the low ground around Cokato Lake we walk the site before quoting because the soil changes from one lot to the next.
Late-season pours get accelerators in the mix and blankets on the surface for several days. What we will not do is pour on frozen ground to save a day.
- 0 to 8 in Topsoil, strippedOrganic soil moves and holds water. It comes out, every time.
- 8 to 14 in Class 5 base, compacted in liftsAggregate base under every slab, plate-compacted, graded to drain.
- 4 to 6 in Reinforced slabFour inches on driveways, thicker for shops and equipment, joints saw-cut within a day.
- 42 in Frost line, Wright CountyFootings go below it and into undisturbed soil. Nothing attached to a building sits above it.
Recent work
Poured by us, photographed by us.
Where the crew lives
Cokato, on US-12
Our yard is in town and our supplier is close enough that load times do not cost you money. Cokato, Dassel, Howard Lake, and the townships around them see us most weeks.
How we bid
Walk it, then price it
We would rather look at the soil, the access, and the grade than guess from a satellite image. The estimate is written, and it is the number you pay unless the ground tells us something new.
After the pour
We come back
If something needs a look a week or a year later, we are twenty minutes away, not three hours and a phone tree. Reputation here is built on call-backs as much as on the work.
Find the shop
3233 County Road 5 SW, Cokato.
On US-12 in Cokato, Wright County. The shop is where the trucks and forms live, not a showroom. Call ahead and we will meet you on the job site instead.
3233 County Road 5 SWCokato, MN 55321
Service areas
Wright County first, the corridor second.
Based in Cokato. Minutes are from the shop on an ordinary morning, not a promise for every job. Each town has its own page with the soil, the permit office, and the work we do there most.
All service areasStill deciding
Questions we get asked first
How deep do footings need to go in Wright County?
Frost footings need to be at least 42 inches below grade under the Minnesota Residential Code. On new foundations we usually dig deeper to get through disturbed topsoil into undisturbed bearing soil. A detached slab like a shed floor or a driveway does not need frost footings, but it still needs a compacted base so it does not heave.
Can you pour a driveway in late fall?
Yes, with the right mix and cover. We pour through early December most years if the ground is not frozen and the forecast cooperates. Cold-weather pours mean accelerators in the mix, concrete blankets for several days, and a longer wait before you drive on it. We will not pour on frozen ground.
What does a concrete driveway cost around Cokato?
It depends on square footage, how much tear-out there is, the base work the soil needs, thickness, and finish. We give a written estimate after walking the site, and that number holds unless the ground shows us something new during excavation.
How thick should a concrete driveway be?
Four inches for a residential driveway on compacted Class 5 base, with reinforcement and saw-cut control joints. Five to six inches where trucks, equipment, or an RV will sit, and at the apron where a plow blade hits first. Thickness matters less than what is under it: a four-inch slab on a good base outlasts a six-inch slab on black dirt.
Free estimate
Get a free concrete estimate in Cokato
Tell us what you are pouring and where. We walk the site, tell you which permit office it falls under, and put the price in writing. No pressure, no invented urgency.